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	docs: Update remote development documentation to be more accurate.
I have updated the remote development documentations to be more accurate when it comes to developing on a Zulip Development Droplet to ensure the user knows to access at `zulip.username.zulipdev.org`.
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		@@ -58,13 +58,16 @@ the remote virtual machine, we recommend installing
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need to.
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The main difference from the standard instructions is that for a
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remote development environment, you'll need to run `export
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EXTERNAL_HOST=<REMOTE_IP>:9991` in a shell before running `run-dev.py`
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(and see also the `--interface=''` option documented below).  If your
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server has a static IP address, we recommend putting this command in
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`~/.bashrc`, so you don't need to remember to run it every time. This
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allows you to access Zulip running in your development environment
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using a browser on another host.
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remote development environment, and you're not using our Digital Ocean
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Droplet infrastructure (which handles `EXTERNAL_HOST` for you), you'll
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need to run `export EXTERNAL_HOST=<REMOTE_IP>:9991` in a shell before
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running `run-dev.py` (and see also the `--interface=''` option
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documented below).
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If your server has a static IP address, we recommend putting this
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command in `~/.bashrc`, so you don't need to remember to run it every
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time. This allows you to access Zulip running in your development
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environment using a browser on another host.
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## Running the development server
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@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ Once your remote dev instance is ready:
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- Once you log in, you should see `(zulip-py3-venv) ~$`.
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- To start the dev server, `cd zulip` and then run `./tools/run-dev.py`.
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- While the dev server is running, you can see the Zulip server in your browser
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  at http://username.zulipdev.org:9991.
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  at http://zulip.username.zulipdev.org:9991.
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- The development server actually runs on all subdomains of
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  `username.zulipdev.org`; this is important for testing Zulip's
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  support for multiple organizations in your development server.
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Once you've confirmed you can connect to your remote server, take a look at:
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